Viruses have no metabolism of their own and must therefore infect host cells in order to replicate. Contact between the virus and the cell surface is a crucial first step, which can also prevent ...
We’ll understand if you’re puzzled by the eerie image below. It’s a tiny piece of the Lassa virus, which can double a person over in pain, make their head swell and, in some cases, quickly result in ...
Researchers at Umeå University show how tick-borne viruses remodel human cells into virus factories, using an advanced ...
A new, nano-scale look at how the SARS-CoV-2 virus replicates in cells may offer greater precision in drug development, a Stanford University team reports in Nature Communications. Using advanced ...
The data revealed 82 specific locations (or loci) in the human genome associated with viral DNA load, especially in the Major ...
Current calibration methods rely on artificially constructed DNA structures or specific cellular features, each with significant drawbacks. DNA-based rulers require complex chemical synthesis and only ...
The COVID-19 pandemic led to heightened public interest in learning about viruses and how they can cause diseases. There has been a lot of focus on communicating virology concepts to the general ...
ST. LOUIS -- Even as scientists were confirming that the West Nile virus had reached St. Louis, researchers here already have been trying to pinpoint why the mosquito-transmitted form of encephalitis ...